Madison County gets to face another highly regarded foe Tuesday when it hosts Salem at 6 p.m. The Lady Seminoles went 23-3 last year and didn’t lose a region game until being upset in the 8-AAAA tournament.

Coming off a lackluster victory over Newton County, Madison County only trailed twice briefly Tuesday night – both in the first half – in an otherwise dominating effort.

Led by Freeman’s 14 points second-half points, the Lady Raiders outscored the Lady Cardinals 35-17 over the final two quarters to claim an easy win over a team that went 30-2 last year and reached the Class AAAA Final Four. Jonesboro (2-1) is 118-24 over the last five seasons.

Madison County got a boost from its backcourt with Sam LaZear adding 11 points and Molly Glaze scoring seven, including two three-pointers.

Glaze’s three-pointer at the 4:01 in the first quarter was the Lady Raiders’ first of the season. Her second, which came with 1:45 left in the first half, opened up a 21-13 lead for Madison County.

The Lady Raiders, who led 23-15 at the half, built a 35-24 edge after three quarters and ended with an 18-4 run in the fourth quarter to turn the game into a rout.

Madison County started its season slowly with a 39-35 loss to Class A’s no. 5 squad, Southwest Atlanta Christian, on Friday night.

Freeman was the only Lady Raider to reach double figures, scoring 14 as Madison County suffered a rare early-season defeat. The Lady Raiders went scoreless from behind the arc in the loss to Southwest Atlanta Christian and went 0-for-15 from the three-point line the next night against Newton County, but still managed to win 42-40.

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